Dowm Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dowm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dowm Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dowm Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dowm is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Dowm reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Dowm is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Södermanland County, where 88 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowme892/
Dawm7528/
Dobm752/
Duwm752/
Dovm752/
Dovme6774/
Dawme671/
Doiveme551/
Dubm505/
Davm502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowm
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